Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’ Bob McCartney ground-hugging mound

ground-hugging mound

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four-season ornamental

or overwinter a plant in a pot under cover

The shrub turns up most often in open

Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’ Bob McCartney ground-hugging moundItea virginica, the Virginia sweetspire, is a native shrub of eastern wetlands and streambanks, prized for arching, fragrant white flower spikes in early summer and a brilliant fall display of red, orange, and burgundy. 'Little Henry' is the dwarf of the clan, a low, mounded selection that reaches only about three feet, packing the fragrant flowers and fiery fall color of the full sized sweetspires into a tidy, compact plant for smaller spaces. This